Receptacle handle



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RECEPTACLE HANDLE Filed Sept. l5, 1954 4 Sheets-Shea?l 1 July 21, 1936. W, L, @RR 2,048,022

RECEPTACLE HANDLE fie Wwe fw" Zaierj. 072" Julyzl, 1936. w, 1 @RR RECEPTACLE HANDLE Filed Sept. 15, 1934 July 21, 1936. y w. oRR 2,048,022

I RECEPTACLE HANDLE Filed Sept. 15, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I?? yf@ far a/Zeni N Patented July 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacle handles.

One object of the invention is to provide a supplementary handle for a receptacle having a bail which handle is arranged to detachably engage the receptacle at or adjacent the upper end thereof midway between the ends of the bail and to engage the intermediate portion of the bail whereby the two members so cooperate as to sustain each other in rigid position whereby with only one hand grasping the handle the receptacle may be lifted and tipped to pouring position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a modified form of supplementary handle for a receptacle having no bail which is arranged to engage the upper edge thereof to enable the receptacle to be lifted and tilted as desired, the handle being readily detachable from or attachable to the receptacle.

Paint pails, and pails for other liquid products, of the conventional friction top type are generally provided with bails carried by ears although in the smaller size pails or cams, the bails are generally omitted.

In pouring paint from a pail having a bail, it is generally necessary to use both hands and if one wishes to mix paints of different colors orto add oil or thinning material thereto, stirring can not well be done during the pouring since both hands are required in tilting the receptacle, especially where theV latter is one' of the larger sizes such as a conventional two quart or gallon pail. It is also frequently inconvenient to lift a small can of paint and tilt the same to pouring position since if the hands are oily or'wet with paint or the paint has run down the side of the can, the can is likely to slip from the hand.

By the present improvements 'supplementary handles for both types of receptacles are provided which are readily attachable thereto and provide rigid handles by means of which the 'pails .or cans can be lifted and manipulated.

A further advantage of the invention, as embodied in the supplementary handle for pails having bails, is that the cooperation between the handle and bail is such that the handle can be employed for supporting the pail on the rung of a ladder, for examplaand the bail held slightly out of the normal central verticalposition, thus providing easier and more convenient access to the paint by the brush of the user.

While I have described and illustrated the various forms of the invention as applied to paint pails of the conventional friction top type (except in Figure 24) it will be apparent that the invention may beemployed in conjunction with receptacles of other form.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pail having Y attached thereto oneform of improvements,

(Cl. B20-94) Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the supplementary handle shown in Figure 1, with the portion of a conventional friction top Vpail shown in section.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the handle shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a broken sectional view of a pail and modied form of supplementary handle in' position thereon.

Figure 5 is a broken top plan View of the structure shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a different form of handle shown in position on a pail, the latter being'in broken section.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the assembled 15 pail and handle shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a top plan view of a handle construction arranged for gripping a pail or can rim without cooperation with a bail of the receptacle.

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the handle shown in Figure 8, and showing the interlocking engagement of the handle with the rim of a friction top can.

Figure 10 is a sectional view taken on line IIJ-I0 of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a top plan View of a modied form of handle shown in position on a receptacle.

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken on line |2-l2 of Figure 11. Figure 13 is a top plan view of a further modied form of handle shown in position on the receptacle. A

Figure 14 is a sectional view taken on line Ill-I4 of Figure 13.

Figure 15 is an elevation of a diierent type supplementary handle arranged to cooperate with the bail of a pail.

Figure 16 is a sectional View taken on line |6|6 of Figure 15.

Figure 17 is a side elevation of a handle somewhat similar to the one shown in Figures 15 and 16, but constructed of wire` t Figure 18 is a sectional view taken on line I8-I8 of Figure 17.

Figure 19 is a sectional View taken on line I9-I9 of Figure 17.

Figure 20 is a sectional view taken on vline 2li-20 of Figure 17.

Figure 21 is an end elevation of a further modifield form of supplementary handle.

Figure 22 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 23 is a broken side elevation illustrating a slightly different form of receptacle rim engaging structure.

Figure 24 illustrates a supplementary handle for engaging a receptacle having no inwardly directed rim but having a simple roll or bead at the top.

Figure 25 illustrates a supplementary handle 66 Y open;

formed of wire arranged to cooperate at one end with the bail of a pail and at the other end with a supplementary ear secured to the outside of the pail midway between the conventional bail ears. A

.Figuree26 is an `end elevation'ofy thel handles shown in Figure 25.

Figure 27 is aside elevation of a supplementary, handle similar to that shown in Figure 25, but-v being formed of strap material. i

Figure 28 is a broken end elevationof the4 ear and rim engaging portionof the handle.

Figure 29 is a sectional view taken online'.

29,-29 of Figure 27. Y Y

Figure 30 illustrates a further modicatio'n when.' the: supplementary handle `is iarranged,;to

engage; af-loopfattached'fto the outsideof theifre` ceptacle inv lieuof the supplementaryear. above referred to.

VAs shown in Figure 2; the pailv has` a.rimz.|3

.attheinner periphery Yof the. top and is '.usually .secured to thepail by. a' bead or seam I4. The

inner edge of the rim usually terminatesfinvan inwardly@ directed folded .edge I5 Thesupplementary handle Ilshown in yFigures 1; Ziand'.' 3 is formed of strap fmetal.. having. the desired resiliency, and at its forward endterminatesainlahookill for'freceiving. th'e'baill?.

The opposite end I8 of the handleY liispref' erably-roundedioif as* showniat I9 in` Figure 3. Secured Y. adjacentthe end` I 8` is 1.a rim engaging section." 20lwhich is 'pivoted to the memlrerl .Il 65-as at 27|. Y

Asishownfinfligure 2,

22 for spanning the bead or seam I 4 andter'v minates at itsA freev end inf a hook V23 for engaging the inner edge I5 of the rim I3. y

In attachingfthe supplementaryV handle Yto a pail-,rvthe .section` I6 is swung at an'angle=to.the section 20, as illustrated in'dotted lines in Fig-y ure 3;"5 Intlfiis-position the section? ZIT-'can-.lbeV

placed in engagement with the rimbylrstjpassingxzthezhookf overV the bead I5 and then lower-1 ing12 the" member 20'2`in clockwise directionfas viewed in Figure 2.V TheV handle section IBL-can then be swung on`thepivot12`l invcounter-clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 3','to cause 'the end ofY-'thesection I6 to :pass beneath the bead'l4.

The handle is preferably so shaped that' it is necessary `tol spring the sameV slightly downwardly to enable the bail I2 to be passed into engage'- mentv'withVl the hook Il.y When. the Iparts 'cooperate as described,` the supplementary Yhandle 'and the bail'cooperate to-forma rigid three point attachment for the pailwhichenables thepailto be'picked` up by the supplementary handle x and tipped for pouring the contents therefrom, as des'ired.lv v Y A. V 'Ihe-'bail' |25 caniberreleased from the.l hook I1 the rung of a ladder for supporting the pail there- Y the member".2Ilv1isjsi1vrog'V vided-with an intermediate Vloopl or oifsetlportion bail, it will be noted that thepail, if supported from a rung 24 indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1, will tilt slightly counter-clockwise from the position shown in said gure. Sincethe bail I2 istvheldouty of. its.. normal verticaly central plane,

receptable with a brush is provided.

.As is illustrated in some of the subsequently "described figures a catch may be provided` on the I handle adjacent the hook I'i for preventing accidental .dislodgment of the bail therefrom, if desii'edr.l In the form of the invention shown in .FiguresflfS-and:gvthestructure is such. that the supplementary handle is attached to 'the pail in l the same manner as described above.

However, the section 25 isshaped tov .extend across the rim I3 and in lieu of the loop 22 for engaging the side 26. The member -.25f may also haveV an integral lug. 72,1.' for limiting theV pivotal movement of the Y handlegl, past the proper position as theV section I-I'isf swung clockwise fromi the dotted line Vporsition to :the full .line'position Yof Figiue 5.

Vamore*convenient'access Ato the interior of the Y of the beadzZ-IlLis .provided'withafpair of: studs v The :form'shown-in Yligu'res Gand 7 Vcomprise a main handlesection lfpivotally attached at 28' to V-the clamping ,section 29 having .an up-turned finger-piece 43l)y atrits rear end. VThe forward endaofithe member' 29 is adapted to extendfunder the'beadgMof thezreceptacle, while the forward end;-I6aofi-the handle .I6 extends over the rim I33and .carries'a pair of pinsA 3I.which engage the innerymarginofithe bead I4 V in amanner similar toi Ithe-pins A:260i :Figure 4, or the loop formation 22 of Figure 2. Y Y

Therlriandle:section- I 6 in the form. shownin Figures-6r and? can be. sprung down Vslightly into f engagementiwiththe. bail I2 of the receptacle I0,:as.above{described;for providing a rigid support for the pail,.enabling the andtiltedwithione hand; n Y 'I'he formffof. the v supplemental handle. shown in 8'to14 inclusive, is. designed for ensame to be lifted gagementwiththerimof the friction top receptacfle. Without Acooperation with the receptacleV bail;V :This form of .supplemental handle is,V therefore;v adapted for use with receptacles having nobailcsuch as,.for:example, theV smaller sizepaint cans; Y1As .sl1'o.wn;in Figures to 10, the device comprises afhandleasection 32 having itsV forward endshapednto formzahook 33ffor engaging the innerbeadV I.5.of the can rim I3.l A`pair1 of vpins 34 project .downwardly from the'section 32 for engagingrsthefinnerV periphery of the bead or seamV I4.'Y Pivoted.: at 35 :to the'lowerVside-ofthe handle Section 32 :is-:acclampinghandle section-'36 having'. its forwardlend 31. voffset for interlocking with the lower margin of fthe seam` I 4, as shown clearl.7V inzFigure 9.'. The .extreme forward end of the offset portion- 31 is preferably upwardlyV curved r in its longitudinalcenteruas shown in Figure l0,

to'permitithe same to slide under the margin ofY therseam: I 4 more readily.

Toi attach the handle to` the can the supple- Y mentary handle section 36-is swungY to an angular dpositionzfsuchv asis indicated by dotted linesin l f Y Figure 8, the hook:3.3"placed in engagement withY the'lbead l5; andthe handle section loweredftothe Vpositionshovvnrin Figure "9. The handle sec'- tionV I3is then swung counterclockwise as viewed iniFigure f'intoalignment with the handle section32,"Y causingfthe end `31 to engage the lower edge of the seam VI4 and hold the'ha'ndle lfirmly on the can. The can may then be Vpicked up by thehandlezandlmanipulatedasdesired. Y Y f. 'Inflliguresfl Land. V12vv the'` operation is similar to that shown in Figures 8 to 10 but the structure is slightly diiferent. Thus the handle comprises a main handle section 38, the forward end 39 ofwhich may be curved as shown in Figure 1l. Pivoted at 40 to the handle section 38 is a section 4I having a hook 42 similar in structure and function to hook 33, but having a downwardly pressed integral lug 43 which engages the inner portion of the seam I4. To attach this form of handle to a pail or can the main section 438 is swung to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1-1, and the section 4I placed in engagement-with the rim I3. The handle section 38 is then swung to the position shown in full lines in Figure 11, to cause the end 39 of the handle to rmly seat beneath the lower end of the seam I4.

In Figures 13 and 14 the main inside section 44 may be provided with a pair of transverse openings 45 leaving an intermediate integral pintle 46 to which is attached the handle section 41. This section as shown in Figure 14 has a. forward hook 48 for engaging the bead I5 of the rim I3 and is provided also with a pair of downwardly struck integral lugs 49 for engaging an inner surface of the roll or seam I4.

To attach this handle to a pail the main section 44 may be tilted to the dotted line position shown in Figure 14, after which the section 41 is placed in the position shown in said gure. The handle section 44 is then moved from the dotted line position to the full line position to cause the inner end of the handle to engage the side of the can and the lower edge of the roll or seam I4. As will be seen, the can can then be lifted conveniently by means of the handle section I4.

The supplemental handle shown in Figures 15 and 16 is formed of ilexible strap metal and has a hook 50 at its lower end which may be tilted counter-clockwise from the position shown in Figure 16, to enable the hook to be slipped over the flange I3 of the receptacle I0. A downwardly struck lug 5I will engage the seam I4 of the receptacle and prevent horizontal movement of i the lower end of the handle to the left as viewed in Figure 16, and thereby become disengaged from the can. The upper end of the handle may then be raised to cause the hook 52 to engage the bail I2.

A spring catch memberv 53 is shown attached to the handle above the hook 52 and having a shoulder 54 which springs back over the bail as shown in Figure 16, to prevent accidental disengagement of the hook and bail. To release the supplementary handle it is only necessary to press on the lower end 55 of the catch to move it to the right as viewed in Figure 16, and then depress the supplementary handle to disengage the bail after which a tilting counter-clockwise movement enables the handle to be removed from engagement with the flange I3.

Figures 1'7 to 20 inclusive, represent a supplementaryhandle similar to that shown in Figures 15 and 16 except that it is made of wire. The handle 55 is formed of two strands of wire twisted together as at 51 which terminate at their lower ends in a hook 58 arranged to be slipped over the ange I3 as described above. Adjacent the upper end of the handle I5 the two strands are also twisted together as at 58 and then terminate each in a hook 60 for engaging the bail I2 of the receptacle, not shown.

A latch 6I may also beprovided and consists of a. wire which is pivotally retained by eyes 62 formed in the wire of the handle above the hooks 68, and is shaped to form shoulders 63 which frictionally engage the bail I2 and prevent accidental disengagement of the hooks 6I) from the bail.

Y To release the bail th'e latch 6I may be moved to or toward the dotted line position shown in` Figure 17, whereupon by depressing the handle the bail can be disengaged from the hook 6I) and the handle then removed from the receptacle I0.

In Figures 21 and 22 the supplementary handle 64 may be formed of ilexible strap material having a, hook 65 at its lower end for engaging the ange I3 of the pail I0. In this form of the invention lugs 66 are formed by cutting short transverse kerfs 61 in opposite edges of the handle and then bending downwardly the portions of the metal between the kerfs. As shown in Figure 22 the ends of the lugs 66 engage the seam I4 of the receptacle to prevent movement of the lower end of the same to the left as viewed in said figure. The upper end of the handle may terminate in a hook 68 for receiving the bail I2 of the receptacle, not shown.

If desired, any suitable latch may be provided adjacent the hook 58 to prevent accidental displacement of the handle from the hook or a pin 69 may be passed through registering openings in the hook to prevent displacement of the handle.

Figure 23 shows fragmentarily the lower end of a supplementary handle 10 which at its upper end may be constructed as the previously described handles which engage the bail of the pail while its lower end terminates in a smaller hook 1I which engages the edge I5 only of the flange I3. Pins 12 or integral lugs are provided for abutting the seam I4 to prevent movement of the lower end of the handle to the left and the disengagement of the hook 1I from the roll or edge I5. To place this handle in engagement with a receptacle, the handle is tilted counter-clockwise from the position shown in Figure 23 to enable the hook 1I to engage the roll I 5. It is then turned clockwise until the pins or lugs 12 are positioned against the seam I4, at which time the upper end of the handle is pressed into engagement with the bail of the receptacle, as described above.

In Figure 24 a supplementary handle 13 is shown which at its lower end terminates in an inverted U 14 carrying a set screw 15. 'Ihe lower end of the handle can be slipped over the plain rolled edge 16 of a pail 11 and the screw 15 turned inwardly into engagement with the pail beneath the edge of the roll. The handle extends upwardly and over the pail and terminates in a hook for engaging the bail, not shown, in the manner f' above described. This type of supplementary handle, as will be seen, is useful for pails or receptacles not having the conventional friction top rim but terminating in a simple reinforcing roll or bead at its upper edge.

In Figures 25 and 26 I have illustrated a supplementary handle 18 formed of wire and terminating in an oset 19 at its lower end. The receptacle I8 is of the conventional friction top type, but midway between the conventional bail ears I I is provided with an auxiliary ear 30 which may have a transverse slot 80a therein for receiving the inwardly and downwardly oil'set portions of the handle. In using the supplemental handle, the lower end is inserted in the slot in the ear, after which it is swung counterclockwise until the handle engages the upper edge or roll I4 of the receptacle, after which the handle is sprung downwardly at its upper end sufliciently to enable the bail I2 to be placed in engagement with the hook 8|. As showninf Figures 25and 26, a sheet metal Vhand'grip 82'may be 'securedto thefsepa-V is radapted to be passed through a slot 84 in the auxiliary ear 85 whichis soldered or'welded to the can `midway between the' conventional ears, Vas shown in Figure 25. vrThe handle, at the portion 86 where it engages the'roll'or seam I4 of the receptacle lypreferably is formed with a concavity at its inner surface whereby the edges 8lA of the portion 86 willV contact with the rollV i4 to inhibit'tendency of the handle to slip. The upper end of the handle maybe provided with a Yhook 88 forengaging the conventional bail I2.

In' Figures 30 and 3l II have shown a metal loop 89 which may be welded or soldered at its ends 9B to the receptacle lil midway between the conventional bail ears, not shown. `'I'he supplementary handle-9iV has itsplower end 92 shapedfor engagement with the loop 39when' in vthe position shown in Figure 30, to prevent upward sliding movement thereof. The upper end ofthe handle may be provided with a' hook 93 for engaging the bail l2 of the receptacle, as Ywill be understood. In this particular form ofthe supplemental handle the strap material of whichit is formed may be shaped to provide an eye 94-adjacent the hook 93 for pivotally receivinga latch vmember to prevent disengagement lof the bail from the hook when the latch-is vin the full line position. Y

While I have shown, in some of the iigures, latches for preventing accidental disengagement of thebails from the handles', it will be understood that where'the bail engaging'supplementary handles are sprung downwardly to enable the bail to be interlocked-with the hooks, vthe-useof `the latches isnot essential. However, as a precaution, any suitable latches may be used with any of the forms of the bail engaging handles described and illustrated. It will be seen-that the rigid three point suspension provided byall the forms ofY supplementary handles Ywhich engagek the pail bails, cooperates with the bails whereby each member is Vrigidly held in a given position with respect to the pail.v It is preferred to so shape the supplementary handlesthat the balls willV be disposed at a'slight angle from the normal upright position, whereby when the pail is supported from'the rung of a ladder it will tilt slightly to one side and thus enable the paint brush to be inserted more freely therein withoutV obstruction by the bail, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure l.

VWhen Aa paint ,pail yequippedivvith V:ny-supplementary handle is to be usedonV a ladder, the upper end of the handle can be placed over a rung and the bail brought readily into engage-V ment therewith to tilt the pail preferably toward the user, whereby more ready accessto the paint `is provided than where a pail is `hung pendant Y fromrthe bail. It-will also be seen Ythat the engagement of the handle with the bail forms a rigid means which enables the pail to beV picked up by the handle and tilted as desired in pouring the contents therefrom. This is of particular advantage whereV one is mixing his paints,

since he can pour from one pail into .anotherv by y the use Aof Vonelha'nd onlywhile the othery hand is .usedffor stirring the paint during vthe Vpouring operation. A

It Will benoted also that the useof the supplementary handle is not restricted for use with paint pails. v Y

. While I have described-and illustrated certain asso limited by the Y VVJ-io end adapted-to engage the lowersurfa'cev ofthe Y top roll of the receptacle and clamp. said i-lrst'V Y Y Y Y .Y 20 Y.

member to said ange.

2; Assupplementary handle for a bailed'receptacle having. a ange at th-e upper end'comprising'a pair of pivotally connected members one of which has means extending oversaid ilange and into engagement therewith, said other member having alower end arranged ier engaging the outer surface of said* receptacle4r for clamping said firstrmemb'er Vto said flange, saidsecond member having kits opposite end extended upwardly and over said receptacleand terminating -above the same and having `means for attachment to said receptacle bail whereby said bail and handle are mutually'supportedin rigid position relative to said receptacle.

3; A supplementary handlefor val bailed receptacle havinga ange adjacent theV upper end comprising a member having-the lower end thereof arranged to extend radially Aover-said flange into engagement therewithgaY lever pivoted Vto saidV member and having an end adapted to'be swung into engagement with anlexteriorportion of said receptacle adjacent the upper end thereof to clamp a portiony of said flange between said ends a of said members, and a bail-engaging means on the upper end of said rst mentioned handleV member disposed above the receptacle.

4. A handle for a friction-top receptacle having an inwardly directed iiang-e seamed to the top of the receptacle body comprising a member Varrangedrto extend radially over and'engage aV portion of saidjange, Vand Ya second member pivotally connected to said first member arrangedV to be swung into abutting relationrwith the lower edge of said'seam to retain said nrst member in engaging relation with said'flange. l Y 5. A supplemental handle forl a'bailed receptacle having a iiange 'at the upper end thereof' comprising a member having a clamp at the lower end for attachment to Vsaid. flange againstv upward dislodgment therefrom'jsaid member being supported by Vsaid clamp and shaped to extend upwardlyand over said receptacle, and an upwardly open hook at the upper end of said mem- Gili ber disposed initially above the path of travel of the brailysaid member being Aflexiblewhereby the upper end thereofi'can be depressed for' effecting the engagement vunder tension ofthe hoo-k with the bail whereby said bail supports the upper end of the handle. against upward movement relatively'to the receptacle, and th-e bail land handle I WALTER LORR. l 

